Timeline of Guyanese history

Sources for this page

Text CC BY-SA 4.0. Adapted in part from the Wikipedia articles listed under References (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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3. "Fort Kyk-Over-Al". Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Kyk-Over-Al Source link
4. "Fort Zeelandia (Guyana)". Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Zeelandia_(Guyana) Source link
5. "Berbice Rebellion". Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berbice_Rebellion Source link
6. "Demerara rebellion of 1823". Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demerara_rebellion_of_1823 Source link
7. "Slavery Abolition Act 1833". Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_Abolition_Act_1833 Source link
8. "Portuguese Guyanese". Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_Guyanese Source link
9. "Indian Arrival Day". Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Arrival_Day Source link
10. "Victoria, Guyana". Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria,_Guyana Source link
11. "Chinese Guyanese". Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Guyanese Source link
12. International Court of Justice, case 171. https://www.icj-cij.org/case/171 (accessed 24 Oct 2026) Source link Checked 24 Oct 2026.
13. "1953 British Guiana general election". Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_British_Guiana_general_election Source link
14. "Geneva Agreement (1966)". Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geneva_Agreement_(1966) Source link
15. "Rupununi uprising". Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupununi_uprising Source link
16. "Forbes Burnham". Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbes_Burnham Source link
17. "Jonestown". Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonestown Source link
18. "Walter Rodney". Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Rodney Source link
19. "Janet Jagan". Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Jagan Source link
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22. "Irfaan Ali". Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irfaan_Ali Source link

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